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Toys ‘R’ Us to Add 30 New UK Shop-in-Shops via Expanded Partnership with WHSmith

Retail TouchPoints

A little less than one year after Toys ‘R’ Us made its return to the world of UK brick-and-mortar via nine shop-in-shops in WHSmith stores, TRU parent company WHP Global has announced plans to expand the partnership and add 30 new locations by this summer. Locations and opening dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Babies ‘R’ Us Makes its Return to Brick-and-Mortar, Setting the Stage for National Expansion

Retail TouchPoints

big-box baby chain, BuyBuy Baby , shutters its doors , a familiar name has returned to the retail landscape — Babies ‘R’ Us has opened its first store in the U.S. since the brand’s 2018 bankruptcy. stores, Babies ‘R’ Us and its sister brand Toys ‘R’ Us passed through a number of hands before being acquired by WHP Global in March 2021.

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Bluestar Revives Justice as Online-Only Retailer, Plans to Expand Tween Brand into Tech, Home

Retail TouchPoints

Justice has returned as an online-only retailer with the launch of its new ecommerce site, ShopJustice.com. The tween retailer shuttered its remaining brick-and-mortar locations in late 2020 — which had numbered 2,800 at the brand’s peak — following the bankruptcy of parent company Ascena Retail Group.

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Is Localization the Key to Increased Sales?

Retail TouchPoints

The past few years have had an incredible impact on in-store shopping. Many brands were forced to shut their doors and expedite online sales strategies to keep a steady revenue stream. But as we begin to get back to a sense of “normalcy,” consumers have reverted back to their traditional methods of shopping.

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Managing retail touchpoints for a positive customer experience

Retail Focus

As consumption is becoming less focused on the product and more focused on the experience of accessing the product, new brand management practices are being shaped, whether at luxury or mass industry levels. Brands are looking at ways to add value to the customer’s journey within their spheres. .

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Proximity retailing and current retail environmental paradoxes

Retail Focus

In an urban setting, “proximity” goes back to its golden age because customers find it more practical and suitable for shopping around the corner. Clients will be more likely to shop in a more convenient way and with less hassle. There are several actions that small-town shop owners can take to revive their businesses.

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What LVLY, Camilla, Koko Black and Mrs. Fields are doing this Mother’s Day

Inside Retail

Following some lonely pandemic years, the brand is expecting Mother’s Day to be a big one. “We We have seen a strong shift back to retail as customers look to in-person shopping experiences, and engage with our products and staff in-store,” Koko Black’s senior brand manager Kyle McKnight told Inside Retail.

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